Display-box.



lP. WALKFR. `DISPLAY Box. APPLICATIQN FILED AUGJ?. 19|?.

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Patented Apr. ,22, 1919.

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DISPLAY Box.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.2I. i911. 1 9O1 ,21, l PatenfoefApr.l 22,1919.

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PUI@ WALKER, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO CHICAGO CARTON' COMPANY V0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION.

DISPLAY-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

application mea August 27, 1917. serial no. 188,315.

To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, PAUL WALKER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, countyof Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to paper boxes or cartons and seeks to provide a carton preferably of the folded type, of simple, strong construction and which is provided with improved means for dislaying and advertising the goods contained in the carton. In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view of the Iblank from which the improved carton is formed. Figs. 2, 3 and 4' are inverted, plan views showing the manner of folding the` box bottom. Fig. 5 is a cross section of the improved carton With the parts in folded position for shipment of the contained goods. Figi 6 is a similar view showing the parts folded for display and advertising purposes.

f The improved paper box or carton comprises a pair of side walls a and a pair of side walls b. Scores 1 form the vertical corners of the box and connect the opposite side walls a andV b. .The side wall a at one end of the blank is provided with an extension or tab c hinged along one of the scores 1 and, when the blank is folded intermediate its ends, the tab c is pasted to the inner face of the free end portion of the side wall b to form a tubular blank. This tubular blank can 'be shipped in collapsed form.

The bottoni of the box is formed by aps integral with and hinged to the lower edges of the side Walls and means is provided for holding the outermost flap either parallel to the other bottom flap or yflaps or with at least a portion thereof in offset position to constitute an easel-like support for holding the box in inclined position. Preferably, as shown, the opposite side walls b are provided with a pair of flaps b and b2 hinged thereto along-the scores 2 and the other pair of opposite side walls a are provided with a pair of bottom fla a and a hinged to the lower edges thereo along scored lines 3. The pair of flaps b and b2 are adapted to be interlocked to form an inner box bot-Y toni and the flaps a and a2 are adapted to be interlocked to form an outer box bottom.

In setting up the box, the inner pair of bottom flaps b and b2 are first folded inwardly and tongues 4 on the free edge of the flap b are engaged with slots y5 formed in the flap b2 adjacent its free edge, The parts are then inthe position shown in Fig. 2. The flap a is then folded inwardly and is preferably adapted to interlock with the inner pair of Haps b and b2. For this purpose,

the flap a is provided at its free edge with l tongues-.6 which are adapted to engage with slots 7 formed in the aps b and b2 adjacent the hinged edges thereof. The parts are then in the position shown in Fig. 3.

The outer or lowermost bottom iap a2 is preferably provided with three transversey Iscores 8 that divide the same into four panels 9, 10, 11 and 12. The panel 12 at the free edge of the Hap a2 is provided with tongues 13 which, when the lapis Afolded inwardly, are arranged to engage slots 14 formed in the opposite bottom flap a adjacent the hinged edge thereof. Preferably also, the panel 9 adjacent the hinged edge of the lowermost bottom flap a2 is provided with a pair of semi-circular cuts located adjacent one of thescores 8 which form two tongues 15. These tongues interlock with two slits L6 formed in the inner pair of bottom flaps b and b2 adjacent the hinged edges thereof.

When folded, as described, the parts are in the position shown'in Figs. 4 and 5. The pair of inner fiaps are interlocked with each other and the pair of outer flaps are interlocked with eachother andeach is interslots are located farther from the hinged,

edge of the ap a than are the slots '14 and when the tongues 13 are engaged therewith the two intermediate panels 10 and 11v of the lowermost flap project outwardly or are 4offset from the other'portions of the bottom to thereby form an easel-like support. .The

support thus formed serves to hold the box in an inclined position when placed upon a substantially horizontal surface as shown in Fig. 6, to display the contained goods. In this position the end panels 9 and l2 of the flap a2 are still interlocked with and held against the other flaps forming the .box bottom and serve to brace the intermediate projecting panels 10 and 11.

The pairs of opposite side walls of the box are also preferably provided at their upper edges with extensions or flaps b3, a3

and a4L hinged thereto along scores 18. The flaps a3 and b3 are of substantially the same width as the side walls and are adapted to be folded inwardly and downwardly against the inner ends of the side walls to strengthen the same, as indicated in Figs. 5 and 6.

. goods contained in the carton.

lChanges may be made in the details set forth without departure from the essentials of the invention, as defined in the claims.

I claim as my invention 1. A paper box comprising a bottom and side walls and a iap connected to the lower edge of one of said side walls, said flap and the box bottom having interlocking parts arranged to hold said flap either against the lower face of said bottom or with at least a portion of the Hap spaced therefrom to form a support for holding the box in 1nclined position, substantially as described.

2. A folding paper box comprising connected-side walls having flaps at their lo wer edges forming the box bottom, said flaps having interlocking parts arranged to holdl the lowermost fiap either in snug engagement with the other parts of the box bottom or with at least a portion thereof in offset position to form a support for holding the box in inclined position, substantially as described.

3. A folding paper box comprising connected side walls having flaps at their lower edges forming the box bottom, the lowermost flap being transversely scored to form at least three panels, and means for securing the panel at the free end of saicL flap against the outer face ofthe next adjacent flap in either one of two positions, substantially as described.

4. A folding paper box comprising connected side walls having flaps at their lower edges forming the box bottom, lthe lowermost Hap being transversely scored to form four panels, means for securing the panel at the hinged edge of said flap against the face of the next adjacent flap and means for securing the panel at the free end of said flap against the face of the next adjacent flap in either of two positions, substantially as described.

5. A folding box comprising side walls connected together to form a tubular blank, one pair of opposite side walls having two inner, interlocking aps forming the box bottom, an outer Hap connected to one of the other side walls and interlocking parts arranged to hold said outer flap either against said inner flaps or with at least a portion thereof spaced therefrom to form an easel-like support, substantially as described.

6. A folding box comprising side walls connected together to'form a tubular blank, one pair of opposite side walls having two `iiaps having parts adapted to interlock to form an inner box bottom, the other pair of opposlte side walls having two flaps arranged to interlock either to form an outer bottom with the lower, outer flap parallel with the other flaps or with a portion thereof in odset position to form an easel-like support, substantially as described.

7. A folding box comprising side walls connected together to form a tubular blank, one pair of opposite side walls having two interlocking flaps forming an inner box bottom, the other pair of opposite side walls having two interlocking flaps forming an outer bottom, the lower, outer Hap being scored transversely to form four panels, the panel adjacent the hinged end and the other outer Hap being interlocked with said inner flaps, and the panel at the free end of said lower outer flap being adapted to interlock with the other outer Hap in either one of two positions and with.' the intermediate panels 1n llne or oset to form an easel-like support. j

8. A folding paper box comprising side walls connected together to form a tubular blank, said side walls having inner and outer bottom forming flaps at their lower edges, said outer flaps being adapted to interlock to hold the same either in engagement' with said inner flaps or with at least a portion of the outer bottom iap offset to hold the box in inclined osition with one of said side walls raised from a Supporting surface, the latter side wall having a flap at its upper edge adapted to form an upwardly extending display surface, substantially as described.

9. A folding paperbox comprising side walls connected together to form a tubular blank, said side Walls having bottom forming flaps at their lower edges, the lowermost flap being transverselyscored to form at least two panels, and means for holdin the same either parallel to the other flaps with the anels thereof in line or with the transversely scored to form at least two panels o set to form a V-shap'ed, easel-like panels, said flaps havin parts adapted to support, substantially as described. interlock to form a iat ox bottom and to 10 10. A folding paper box comprisin side hold said panels oll'set from the other parts 5 walls connected together to form a tugbu'lar of the box bottom to form a V-shaped, easelblank, said side walls having flaps at their like support, substantially as described. lower edges and the outer bottom flap being PAUL WALKER. 

